Team Hike – 15th anniversary hike! (May 29 – June 1): North of Arden Valley road South to Wildcat Shelter around Tuxedo NY.

Thursday night park at Arden Valley Road and hike north to camp on top of Arden Mountain. (is that right?)

  • Boner
  • Gump
  • Popper
  • Gramps

Memorable moments:

· Boner & Gramps hiked in first, met by Gump and Popper a few hours later

· Popper brought his guitar and songs were sung around the camp fire

· Used cell phone to call Kaloukians, Shiffman and DD at about 4am

· Finally went to bed after 4 and slept in till about 10

· Started Friday’s hike at around 11

Friday night hike south from Arden Valley road and camp at ??? Mountain

(In that night)

  • Manning
  • Chet
  • Shoes
  • McGloin
  • FFW
  • Hicks
  • Pio
  • Flush
  • Spugs

Memorable moments:

· Hardest hike in memory

· Chet wouldn’t drop off packs at West Mambasha road and almost killed Shoes

· Shoes hiked in the largest tarp of all time

Saturday hike South to Wildcat Shelter

(Team Get Cars - Flush, Shoes, Pio, Manning, Hicks & Gramps hike North to Mambasha Road to get cars)

(Team Hike Like Men - Boner, Chet, McGloin, Spugs, FFW, Gump & Popper hike South towards Wildcat Shelter)

Memorable moments:

· Team Get Cars hiked out, got cars and stopped at the diner in Tuxedo for brunch

· Team Hike Like Men was making great time on the trail.

· As Team Get Cars received their breakfast they looked outside and saw it pouring

· As Team Hike Like Men were finishing up lunch they noticed the skies getting dark

· Being the ultimate optimist Chet tells Lt. Dan that it looks like the weather is going to hold off and to come on up

· Shortly after they hang up the skies open and it starts to pour causing rain gear to be put on

· Team Get Cars starts to make phone calls suggesting a rendezvous on Lake Road (to voicemail)

· Team Hike Like Men get messages and return phone call “Come and get us!!!”

· Team Get Cars finds Team hike like men and pick them up. Three inches of rain are expected and Saturday night is canceled.

· Chet calls Lt. Dan and can’t get in touch with him

· Lt. Dan spends night at Wildcat shelter with two through hikers